Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| at 8 a.m. / I / always / get up |
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| need / every other day. / I travel a lot. I / some petrol |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / she / twice / me / phoned |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / late / is / John |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| always / Can / in green? / dress / I |
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| saw / it / five times / I |
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| You / find / never / can / your car keys |
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| I / hardly ever / oranges / eat |
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| once a month / I / usually / to the hairdresser's / go |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| usually / some help with the homework / They / need |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| dresses / in blue / very often / She |
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| go / Do / to the gym / ? / you / every day |
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| Do / you / have lunch / usually / at home? |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / am / very tired / usually / in the mornings. |
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| can / listen / never / They |
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| what to say / never / know / I |
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| to the gym / three times a week / go / I |
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| always / is / asking me questions / She |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| you / feel tired? / Do / often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| My parents / come / very often / to help me |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| for dinner / often / Mike / pizza / eats |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / Does / always / win / Kevin |
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| often / to the disco? / go / How / do / you |
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| will / Tom / if you need it / help you / rarely |
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| We / soup / have / every other day |
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| to the dentist / usually / I / go / once a year |
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| shopping / day in, day out / have to go / I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| She / rarely / when you talk to her / listens |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
